The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-17
Who is Your Friend?

We want to have little talk with
the business men of Ogden this morn
ing. We want to call their attention to
few points that may possibly have
escaped their attention, and impress up
on their minds the fact which has al
| ways been uppermost in our mind and
which we have endeavored to make
potent ever since we have had charge
of this column. Whenever there has
been an opportunity to say good word
| in favor of Ogden we have said that
word. We have always believed that
Ogden was the coming commercial
| metropolis of this inter-mountain
region, and all that was requisite to
give her the place among the leading
industrial cities of the west that ma ture
designed her to occupy, was for her
resources and advantages to become
known to the world. That those ad-
vantages and resources should become
known we have repeatedly called at
tention to them and have supported
every movement looking to their ad-
vancement.
In this course we have not been as
warmly sustained Sas we might have
IL,
believing that we would finally be duly
rewarded, if not in the direct way
which can be most greatly appreciated,
at least by the satisfaction that always
comes of well-doing A bitterlyIparti-
san spirit has prevented Ogden taking
on the prosperity which she might have
enjoyed, but that spirit has been dis
solved. Ranking luminosity no longer
reigns, and every class of the COM
munity is determined that no stone
shall remain unturned that will con-
duce to the common veal. Seeing this
general enthusiasm among Osden's
business men, we have again called The
attention of the world to Ogden's ad-
vantages as a center in which to invest
capital. On the 18th instant we pub
lIshed an article on the subject, and
the Salt Lake Tribune is kind
enough to copy the article entire,
thereby giving it more wide
circulation than it could other
wise have OBJ aimed; besides this the
Tribune dignI6es the article by repro
ducing it in the editorial columns of
that paper. That only sinister motives
led to The reproduction of the|matter
referred to does not count. The editorial
comments of that journal, however,
on. the, article reproduced, exposes
the policy of the paper toward
Ogden in its true light and
gives notice to Ogden's business
men that they need expect nothing
from that source. Those remarks say
as plainly as words can say that Ogden
has no interest that the Tribune is
bound to respect and that all the paper
wants is the cash of those whom II
would traduce if by so doing Salt Lake
could be, built up o. Salt Lake interests
enhanced. Its policy is not sufficiently
represented in its columns and all Og-
den people need expect from that
source is the news its columns
affords. With THE HERALD the case
is different. This journal holds
fast to its policy as the friend of the
people and does not ask support where
it is not willing to give fair equivalent.
No one can reasonably object to having
Ogden business men refuse to support a
journal that does not help represent
their interests; no one can blame an in
dividual if he shuts off every enemy to
his interests and Keeps it out of his
town. On the other hand our friends
should be sustained; not as a matter of
charity but as matter of business.
There can be no reason why this or any
other journal cannot help to develop
the resources of Ogden by publishing
her advantages to- the world. That
such help is valuable we think none
can deny and that it should be appreci-
ated instead of decried we think is
equally apparent.
The idea that one or two local papers
can do more for town than
can papers having a more cos
mopolitan circulation is. we thin K,
rather simple and entirely untensble.
Now, what we want Ogden's business
men to understand is this: THE HERALD
is the sincere friend of Ogden and will
defend the rights, make known the
resources and advantages, promote the
interests and further the aims of her
citizens. With The HERALD's extensive
circulation we are thoroughly convinced
that we can do this 10 advantage to the
city and the businessmen of Ogden must
see the good sense there issln helping
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